Five Strategies

The Five close quarter strategies are also known as 5 Principles of Pushing Hands. These five strategies, while very important for pushing hands, are incredibly important for any close quarters fighting. The five strategies are best explained as:

Notes:
Different books will sometimes express the 5 principles differently, for example:
Adherence, Spontaneity, Softness, Yielding, Rejection of Brute Force
or Listening, Leading by Walking Away, Sticking, Neutralising, Attacking
or Adhere, Join, Stick, Follow, Do Not Let Go and Do Not Resist